Aurora
I really just want to express my condolences to the people of Aurora and all over the country who lost loved ones this weekend. One of my best friends was born and raised in that area, and he is absolutely heartbroken over what happened. There are really no words to describe the depths of cruelty that went into the act that occurred at Century 16, and an entire country is mourning the loss of people who should have been celebrating one of our greatest pasttimes.
I love being at the movies. It's one of my favorite places. The older gentleman who scans my ticket sees me so much that he knows my personal life, and I, his. We talk. He tells me which movies he has seen and we discuss them. I go there because there is something amazing that happens for me when I see a movie for the first time. There's a purity that you never get to have again because next time, you'll know what's coming. I bought my ticket to The Dark Knight Rises over a month ago because I've loved the franchise since I was in elementary school. The Animated Series came on at 4:30 everyday, I'll never forget, and I was there in front of my tv to watch it. Having been a fan of Chris Nolan's since seeing Memento, I was excited because he is a fantastic storyteller. I wish I could tell stories the way he does. I saw The Dark Knight Rises on Friday and absolutely loved it.
And what should have been an amazing night for the people at Century 16 turned into something too horrific to imagine. No one should ever experience what happened Friday morning in Aurora. Lives are changed. Lives are destroyed. Lives are gone. So I mourn these people I didn't know not only because of their tragic deaths, but also whose last tweets and family's reflections I look to because, like me, they were movie lovers. And that's a connection that I will always share with them.
So to Jessica, Jonathan, AJ, Jesse, Gordon, John, Matthew, Micayla, Alex, little Veronica, Alexander and Rebecca, I'm sorry this individual took so many precious things away from you: your joy, your hopes, your dreams, your potential, your lives, and snatched you away from the people who love you.
All of you were so young.
Your own stories will live on though.
Rest in peace.
I love being at the movies. It's one of my favorite places. The older gentleman who scans my ticket sees me so much that he knows my personal life, and I, his. We talk. He tells me which movies he has seen and we discuss them. I go there because there is something amazing that happens for me when I see a movie for the first time. There's a purity that you never get to have again because next time, you'll know what's coming. I bought my ticket to The Dark Knight Rises over a month ago because I've loved the franchise since I was in elementary school. The Animated Series came on at 4:30 everyday, I'll never forget, and I was there in front of my tv to watch it. Having been a fan of Chris Nolan's since seeing Memento, I was excited because he is a fantastic storyteller. I wish I could tell stories the way he does. I saw The Dark Knight Rises on Friday and absolutely loved it.
And what should have been an amazing night for the people at Century 16 turned into something too horrific to imagine. No one should ever experience what happened Friday morning in Aurora. Lives are changed. Lives are destroyed. Lives are gone. So I mourn these people I didn't know not only because of their tragic deaths, but also whose last tweets and family's reflections I look to because, like me, they were movie lovers. And that's a connection that I will always share with them.
So to Jessica, Jonathan, AJ, Jesse, Gordon, John, Matthew, Micayla, Alex, little Veronica, Alexander and Rebecca, I'm sorry this individual took so many precious things away from you: your joy, your hopes, your dreams, your potential, your lives, and snatched you away from the people who love you.
All of you were so young.
Your own stories will live on though.
Rest in peace.
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